Total Crime Rate
857.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sussex Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Finsbury Park , and the 17th highest crime rate of 530 local areas in Islington .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sussex Way (N7 6RS) in the last 12 months was 857.6 per 1,000 residents and was 150.2% higher than the Finsbury Park average (342.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 127 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 223.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sussex Way (N7 6RS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 484 crimes here, including 124 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holloway Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Bowman'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bowman'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Bowman'S Mews | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bowman'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mayton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mayton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mayton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mayton Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Mayton Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Bowman'S Mews | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hornsey Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hercules Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hertslet Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hertslet Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Eburne Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Police Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Roden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Roden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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